caa a22 4500 605483299 CHVBK 20210128100430.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-014-2106-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-014-2106-y Development of Leadership Theory in the Perspective of Kierkegaard's Philosophy [Elektronische Daten] [Vivi Storsletten, Ove Jakobsen] In this article, we discuss and compare various positions in leadership theory through the perspective of Kierkegaard's modes of existence. After a brief presentation of the three modes of existence—aesthetic, ethical and religious—and a description of the ironic-reflective interpretation of the change process (expanding contexts), we synthesize leadership theories into the three main positions of instrumental, responsible and spiritual. Later, we compare and integrate the different positions in leadership theory with the three modes of existence. We argue that the various positions in leadership theory represent different modes of existence. This means that leaders (or cultures) anchored within the aesthetical mode of existence tend to prefer the instrumental position, leaders (or cultures) anchored in the ethical mode of existence tend to prefer the responsible position, and leaders (or cultures) anchored in the religious mode of existence tend to prefer the spiritual position. In accordance with this line of reasoning the ironic-reflective interpretation of Kierkegaard's three modes of existence gives a relevant explanation for development of leadership theory, and we delve deeper into some key dimensions in the expanding contexts of ontology, epistemology, ethics, the image of man and organizational ends. We conclude that it is necessary to start a process of transition in the mode of existence and in leadership theory in order to cope with the underlying patterns of the natural, cultural and economic crises we are facing today. The Author(s), 2014 Cosmic man nationallicence Gaia perspective nationallicence Intuition nationallicence Kierkegaard's modes of existence nationallicence Moral awareness nationallicence Organic worldview nationallicence Spiritual leadership nationallicence Virtue ethics nationallicence Storsletten Vivi Centre for Ecological Economics and Ethics, Bodø Graduate School of Business, University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway aut Jakobsen Ove Centre for Ecological Economics and Ethics, Bodø Graduate School of Business, University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway aut Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 128/2(2015-05-01), 337-349 0167-4544 128:2<337 2015 128 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2106-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2106-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Storsletten Vivi Centre for Ecological Economics and Ethics, Bodø Graduate School of Business, University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jakobsen Ove Centre for Ecological Economics and Ethics, Bodø Graduate School of Business, University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 128/2(2015-05-01), 337-349 0167-4544 128:2<337 2015 128 10551